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Daniel J. Pool🦩
@gywair.bsky.social
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Librarian, writer, and general mischief enthusiast. Makes peculiar puppet movies and superhero podcasts. Oklahoma. Published at the Mythic Circle, Neon Dystopia, and Tavern Tall Tales.
https://calculatingnormals.wordpress.com/
https://gywair.itch.io/
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Finally landed on a pair of paint schemes for my Battletech mercenaries. We have parade blue and desert cameo. I tried a lot of shades for both as I worked towards my ideal. Hoping they look better after a few more passes.
November 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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When a swarm of LRMs hit you without warning from the fog of war.
Columbo wearing a neurohelmet while smoking a cigar.
November 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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My Blackjack getting into a fight with a Quickdraw, a dramatic retelling:
The painting 'Freedom of Speech' by Norman Rockwell, 1943, but the standing dude's head is a mist with the words *PPC Sounds* and *Laser Sounds* written over it in Comic Sans (because I was not expecting the enemy mech to be packing and am a joke of a mech warrior).
November 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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"I enjoy piloting the Blackjack and think it's a fine mech."
#Battletech
November 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Grymbo and I are hitting the road tomorrow to bring some mischief and puppetry to Core4 Brewing in OKC. Come out for a good time! I'll have free zines too. #puppets #Rizald
September 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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there I go Herbert posting
a frazzled blue puppet against a white background. The words next to it say 'The horrors persist. so too must I. #silly gooses'
September 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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The Merch-ing has begun. I've been making buttons and zines for upcoming events.
#Rizald
#SillyGooses
Grymbo zines, assorted buttons in a pile, and colorful sheets of still to be cut out buttons.
August 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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I've been making some merch for upcoming table events. Hopefully folks like them
#rizald
Drawing of Grymbo the goblin saying, Yes I goblin. Goblin that ass! #Rizald
August 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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I am proud of this button design though. Grymbo needs to start raking in that cash if he wants more goblin treats.
Grymbo the goblin is smiling as a cartoon character. In big letters the button design says, "Yes I goblin! Goblin that ass!"
August 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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I'm not great at advertising but you can't say I'm untruthful in my promotional materials. Trying to make buttons.
Black text on a white background that reads "Back my book, bitch." and has a QR code that goes to my book pre-launch website page.
August 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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I'm sorry, what are you doing to the Gimp, book?
Textbook cover of planets and a moon that has the title Grokking the GIMP Advanced Techniques for working with digital images by Carey Bunks.
August 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Her wee fangs 😍
Tortie cat in a reclined position looking up at something off camera. Small fangs stick out over her lips making her look silly.
July 23, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Made a friend at Soonercon today. This is Herbert.
A blue hand puppet with dark blue fur eyebrows and hair. He has a makeup sponge for a nose.
June 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Sorry, I didn't make it. I had stuff... uh... come up.
The Stuff:
Virgil Tracy (a puppet) painting Airship 1 in a cute little painter's smock, matching beret and ascot from Thunderbirds the Movie.
June 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Decided to make this a frog prince puppet. The eyes just look too good.
Foam puppet head with big bulging eyes. Foam puppet head with green felt pulled over the form but unattached.
June 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Tried a new head shape for a puppet. I really like it but I'm between making a cyclops and a frog. I can't decide which one I like better.
Stitched and glued naked foam puppet head Blank puppet head with big single eyeball Blank puppet head with two big eyeballs
June 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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My newest puppet creation, Zorb the alien, is coming along nicely. I was a little afraid he'd suck but I like him the more I assemble him.
A strange assortment of fabric, foam, and capsule containers that resemble a half baked puppet. Green prawn puppet with fangs and an orange nose on a craft table. Close up of a puppet head with the felt fabric pulled back to show the inside of the wire eye to foam head construction.
May 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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"Hi there. It's me, Grymbo. Remember? Your D&D party 'adopted' me when I was lost in the woods. You said you could help Grymbo find his family? Then you left Grymbo at camp for 20 sessions... so anyway, you got any food?"
Green felt goblin puppet wearing a dark sock as a hood with its mouth open to show off its yellow tusks. Green felt goblin puppet wearing a dark sock as a hood looking into the camera with two slightly differently shaped eyes that look different directions.
May 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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More goblin #puppet, Now WITH teeth!
Gross little goblin puppet made out of green felt with ping pong ball eyes and small sets of tusks in their bottom jaw. Mouth closed. Green felt goblin puppet with its mouth open to show a dark pink tongue and mouth hole.
May 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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The puppet man cometh.
Half assembled goblin puppet sits on a table. Green felt covers foam.
May 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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We take bath time very seriously around my house.
A long haired tuxedo cat licks an overweight tabby on a couch.
May 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Every time my body hurts for no good reason.
Brennan Lee Mulligan on the set of Game Changers saying, "This is a profound betrayal." From the episode Lie Detector.
April 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Am I depressed or hungry? What would Thundercles say?
Brak of the Adult Swim cartoon the Brak Show thinks about his friend Thundercles the robot man who in the show sings a song about how thrilled his pet would be if he ate two hams.
April 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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I'm not religious but I believe in the Holy Trinity
Walther, Marjo and Glocky from Time Bokan 1975. The villain trio are prepared to commit crimes in their mecha cockpit.
April 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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I received lots of "help" near the end but I got the first coat of green down.
Fluffy tuxedo cat attacks artist's paint brush while sitting in their lap. A messy coffee table with miniatures in the background.
April 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM